Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #52998
From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Subject: Modified header Calculations
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 08:53:54 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Mark,
 
I did some additional reading in the rotary book I recommended to you and a bit more head scratching on exhaust systems.
 
I modified the tube length formula I used earlier to compensate for the fact the rotary puts out two exhaust pulses per port per 720 deg cycle compared to 1 for the piston engine.  This in effect halved the length of tube needed to get the same scavenging effect.
 
Also using the recommended rotary  book values for area of a rotary exhaust tube , I calculated the tube diameter which came out to 1.8". 
 
In any case, I have attached the spreadsheet with those modifications
 
Ed
 
 
Edward L. Anderson
Anderson Electronic Enterprises LLC
305 Reefton Road
Weddington, NC 28104
http://www.andersonee.com
http://www.eicommander.com
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